Growth characteristics and eicosapentaenoic acid production by Nannochloropsis sp. in mixotrophic conditions

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-53

  Xu, Fang ^a   Hu, Han Hua ^a   Cong, Wei ^a   Cai, Zhao Ling ^a   Ouyang, Fan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Eicosapentaenoic acid; Glucose; Mixotrophic growth; Nannochloropsis sp.; Photoautotrophic growth

Indexed keywords

ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ALGAE; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP.;

EID: 0842331902     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000009460.81267.cc     Document Type: Article

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